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Electricity supplied from grid

0.5291kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of the total output of electricity in the US eGrid subregion specified as reported for 2023 based on 2021 statistics. Total output emission factors can be used as default factors for estimating GHG emissions from electricity use when developing a carbon footprint or emissions inventory. Retrieved from the GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

PropertyValue
NameElectricity supplied from grid
SectorEnergy
CategoryElectricity
SourceEPA
Region
WECC Rockies, US (US-RMPA)
Unit Type
Energy
Year
2021
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.5291kg/kWh
  • CO20.5257 kg/kWh
  • CH40.0000494 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00000726 kg/kWh
LCA Activity
electricity_generation
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR6
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 15Version log
  • Replaced by: f483f250-9b85-4c9b-afc6-41bd4a9875a8

API Reference

Activity ID
electricity-supply_grid-source_supplier_mix
UUID
f9589429-befd-4a99-b9e3-e1f3d0a77f3b
Code Snippet
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